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Rob Salkowitz

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Author, educator, consultant, Eisner Award nominated writer and sayer of things about comics and pop culture, Senior Media/Entertainment contributor for Forbes

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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 16m

Don’t know about that… our current AI barons seem pretty stingy.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 37m

Today at #NYCC, we’ll be breaking some news at the @Webtoon Future of Digital Comics - Universes in Your Pocket panel at 2pm, room 409 when @Marvel president Dan Buckley joins Webtoon and industry luminaries. You’ll want to see this one.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 2h

New York Comic Con starts today! Looking for me? Here’s where I’ll be:

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 2d

Just got a review copy. Looks great.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 2d

Thursday at #NYCC I'll be doing a one-on-one with Todd McFarlane on his business career and the rise of branded creators in comics as part of the @icv2.com Insider Talks, along with Milton Griepp and @comixace.bsky.social Thx @imagecomics.com Here's a teaser: icv2.com/articles/col...

Why Creator Branding Matters to the Comics Industry

Column by Rob Salkowitz

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 4d

You can’t shame the shameless

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 5d

Everything about this timeline confirms to me that if humans invent time travel some time in the future, it’s not the good guys.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 5d

Curious how (and why) one of the most engaging and immersive events in the world, @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social is using tech to further pump engagement aimmersion in the digital domain? I talk to #NYCC showrunner Kristina Rogers and Komo CEO Joel Steel today at Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

How New York Comic Con Is Using Data To Shape The Fan Experience

ReedPOP is partnering with Australian digital marketing platform Komo Technologies to add a new layer of engagement to an already chaotic event.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 5d

Wait, she's left-handed? That explains EVERYTHING!

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 6d

The Chinese military is literally run by Communists. I guess they're the good, anti-woke kind, not the kind they accuse anyone to the left of Mitt Romney as being?

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 6d

NYCC News: Harvey Award Hall of Fame inductees announced, a good mix of fan-favorites and industry pioneers, story at @forbes.com #NYCC www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

John Byrne, Peter David, Wendy & Richard Pini Among 2025 Harvey Hall Of Fame Inductees

At New York Comic Con, six leading figures in the comics industry will be inducted into the Harvey Award Hall of Fame.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 6d

No matter what she thinks or says, it's against the law for emergency rooms to deny treatment to anyone who shows up.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 7d

After months of relative calm, my phone is suddenly blowing up again with sweaty, desperate, alarming texts claiming to be from Dem-aligned groups. THIS IS NOT OK. I get the party needs money, but selling my info to every campaign opens the door for scammers and spammers. Opt-in only, please!!!!

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 7d

Their theory of the case is that bringing Marvel readers to the platform exposes them to all the great indy stuff that's available digitally, that they might not see in their local comics shop. Curious to know if that holds up.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 7d

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 7d

Oooh, wait, I know this one! Is it... the Hippocratic Oath doesn't say anything about checking the patient's citizenship? Or that Emergency Rooms are required by federal law to treat anyone who shows up?

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 7d

Predictions seem to have nailed the downsides (deepfakes, porn, propaganda, economic displacement, etc) pretty well, but somehow missed how none of the promised benefits have shown up.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 8d

Another day, another big announcement in the digital comics space: today, Marvel partners with @globalcomix.com EXCLUSIVE at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

Marvel Comics Joins GlobalComix Digital Platform, Giving Fans Even More Choices

With most of the major publishers now available on most digital platforms, it's up to readers to decide which features are most important to them.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 8d

I spoke to award-winning cartoonist @cashbrowns.bsky.social about her upcoming Adventure Time special for Oni Press, taking over the Nancy strip, her graphic novel-in-progress for @dandq.bsky.social, Godzilla and more, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...

‘Adventure Time’ Gets A New Spin From Award-Winning Cartoonist Caroline Cash

From her own independent work to world-famous IPs like Adventure Time, Nancy and Godzilla, Cash is forging her own path in the comics industry of the 2020s.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 9d

I think so. There was a blind spot on the replay and I think the other camera covers that angle. The horn sounded, the players celebrated, the goalie looked behind him, and everyone in our section thought the game was over.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 9d

We were sitting right on top of the goal. That puck absolutely went in, but the camera that should have confirmed it was damaged earlier in the game.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 9d

Something tells me this isn’t over…

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 9d

No period of time is perfect - my remark about the "occasional genocides" was a nod to that. However there was remarkable stability and economic progress in the US, most of Europe, China, India, NE and SE Asia - home to about 80% of the world's pop. Not bad, all considered.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 9d

From '89 when the Cold War ended and walls came down, until 9/11, feels like objectively a high point for human civilization (give or take the odd genocide here and there...). The 21st century is probably out of warranty by now, but if not, we should send the whole thing back.

Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 11d

Smart license! Phantom 2040 was low key one of the coolest animated shows of the 90s. Lots of world building to work with